Which of the following about the 61st National Chess Championship is/are correct? 1.) GM Karthik Venkataraman won in Gurgaon and…

Question

Which of the following about the 61st National Chess Championship is/are correct? 1.) GM Karthik Venkataraman won in Gurgaon and got ₹6 lakh. 2.) IM Neelash Saha finished 2nd but lost due to a tiebreak game vs Ganguly.

1. A. Only 1 (Correct answer)
2. B. Only 2
3. C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
4. D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Correct Answer

Option A — Only 1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

• Statement 1 is correct. GM Karthik Venkataraman won the 61st National Senior Chess Championship, held at Gurugram, taking the winner's prize of ₹6 lakh.
• Statement 2 is incorrect as worded — the runner-up placing and the tiebreak account it describes do not match the event's actual result.
• In statement-based questions, one verified error is enough to eliminate an option: since statement 2 fails, both "Both 1 and 2" and "Only 2" go, leaving Only 1.
• For national championships, fix the winner, host city and prize together; SSC most often asks the winner and the venue.

Additional Information

• Chess titles in descending order: Grandmaster (GM), International Master (IM), FIDE Master (FM) and Candidate Master (CM), all awarded by FIDE.
• Viswanathan Anand became India's first Grandmaster in 1988 and a five-time World Champion; Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever World Champion in 2024.
• India won both the open and women's team gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad, Budapest 2024 — a result frequently paired with national championship questions.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

61वीं राष्ट्रीय शतरंज चैंपियनशिप के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं? 1.) ग्रैंडमास्टर कार्तिक वेंकटरमन ने गुड़गांव में जीत हासिल की और उन्हें ₹6 लाख मिले। 2.) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मास्टर नीलाश साहा दूसरे स्थान पर रहे, लेकिन गांगुली के खिलाफ टाईब्रेक गेम के कारण हार गए।

1. A. केवल 1
2. B. केवल 2
3. C. 1 और 2 दोनों सही हैं
4. D. न तो 1 और न ही 2 सही है